November 15, 2015

Thousands use #MuslimsAreNotTerrorist to combat Islamophobia

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Sunday 15 Nov 2015 - 11:41 Makkah mean time-3-2-1437

A young woman holds a sign with a verse from the Qu'ran at a service for victims of the Paris attacks held in Milan, Italy on saturday. Image from Huffington Post.

Paris, (IINA) - Champions of religious pluralism around the world used #MuslimsAreNotTerrorist to refute the idea that Friday's attacks in Paris reflect the views of most Muslims or mainstream interpretations of the Islamic faith, Huffington Post online news reported.
The hashtag was trending on Twitter on Saturday, with more than 267,000 mentions.
Many of the tweets are from Muslims, while others are from people in other communities opposed to generalizations about Islam and its practitioners. A similar message from a New York resident that was inspired by his conversation with a Muslim cab driver has gone viral on Twitter.
It is noteworthy that France has declared a nation-wide state of emergency, decided to close its borders, and deployed its army in and around Paris after more than 150 people were killed and scores of others injured in multiple shootings, a 100-person hostage crisis, and explosions rocked the French capital late on Friday, according to media reports.
SM/IINA

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